Improvement in scissors



A. SANDERS. Scissors.

No. 223,172 Patented Dec. 30, I879.

WITNESSES INVENTOR wai a JWW K lam? NJEYERS, PHOTO-LITNOGFVRAPMER WASHINGTONv 9 C.

' U N ITED IA'I'ES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER SANDERS, OF EL DORADO, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN SCISSORS.

V Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 223,172, dated December 30, 1879 application filed May 17, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER SANnEEs, of El Dorado, in the county of Saline and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scissors; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing, making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The figure of the drawing is a representation of a perspective of my scissors.

My invention relates to scissors; and it consists in aflange formed upon one of the blades of the scissors in rear of the rivet which unites the two blades, which flange extends over the blade, thus forming a recess upon one of the blades, into which the other blade is inserted. The usual rivetis passed through the two blades and the flange.

By this means I construct a stronger and more durable pair of scissors, and furnish two bearing-{mints for the rivet, whereby the cutting-edges of the blades are prevented from twisting. Besides this the short parallel flange is more easily formed upon the blade A than a band can be, and is therefore more easily and oh eaply constructed, whether forged, stamped, or cast.

-A represents the flange. formed on the blade A. 13 represents the other blade of the scissors, and 0 represents the recess formed by the flange A and blade A, into which the blade B is inserted and retained by the usual rivet b.

I am aware that a broad band has been secured at each side of one of the blades, and between this band and the blade a second blade has beenpassed and pivoted; and this construction 1 do not claim.

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a pair of scissors, the blade A, having the short parallel flange A, forming the recess U, formed with the blade A, in combination with the blade B and rivet b, substantially as' and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDER SANDERS.

Vitnesses O. M. WEsTBRooK, JOHN WIsE. 

